Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-09

and won all the splendor for which sht
had ever pined. Yet Hilda-she is dea
girI-asserted cody, Il am not firt-
nc-ny worst enemies csnnot accuse m'
Of being SO. | hsve often won gloves
and brooches at Ascot and Huriipgham
cpd many cheque for g button-hole at ;
charitable bazaar, but what Of sll that
lam 70 lrtn But she wGs a coQuctte
and B nice one too. Now, as for Melsnie
y7ao can sU68er for the Caprices cf I
W6maG. aad still m JTG ;hoEe q g roman
tic girl? feel thankful that l have nt
! daughter TO worry ne, as girls are So
/ certain 10 fall in love with the Wrols
/ person a. i ST."
The result Of Gil this WAS tina ST
/ B .isco gathered great courage anew; bul
the sudden spper -aBce OF Meianie at tht
/ hall, and ST ID nour so early, II it greatly
enchanted, certainly puzzled him, W1ilt
! the whole conversation referred t0rusheC
upon his mind.
He could ret prevail upon her TO enter
even to see her brother. She YES il
/ haste, sde urae3, and mUs1 return home
! without dllay.
/ WoIDanho0d wss asserting itself now
/ in the bearing OF Melanie, and when Sir
Briec0, in Cc@oe5:2@ her, lifted bis stalker
c. . from MS gr ZGled hGad, le vas fairly
. entrarCed ~ her pale beauty, accustomed
now though Re H&s 10 i; but though
/ encouraged By ell that Mrs. Ccjllington
had said but yesterday, her manner dis
appointed and beHildered him now.
"I5 YVES L ggie I wished 30 see" said
| she, neIvopsly. Withdrawing her n&pd
/ from MS lingering clasp. "HoW good
ROW good If you to be so kind 20 him, u
she added, forcing back her tears; "bni
! il WAS rot 20Out MIN [ have come this
morn!Dg-Dick, mJ LILLE brother
! DicE-"
What of D.ck?"
'Is he mol with your" ehe asked, her
miserable gszs fastened on his with some
! thing % desperation n Il.
1With me-hare ct the hBll-nO
! Melarie now, to his conservation,
s0bced heeyi.y, TIE l0Eg strain Of the past
/ hours ding partial relief cree moIe IN 4
/ Z BOD f tears.
/ good heavens, what is the matteI?''
ssked Sir Brisco, NTH genuine concern
! He III. n heard with surprise, but little
more emotion, of Dicks disappearance,
! of what had brought it about: and Only
believed that he "Wss playing the tru'
ant" and that he would turn up in the
course of day or so, when he had spent
all ais money, ignorant thst poor Dlck
was penniless.
"Don't be so alarmed, Melanie-Miss
TsI0ot-it is only boylsh fresk," said
SIR Brisco. 'I ran away from Eton my
stIf-swam the river to escape my tu.or
hell be al right, never fear"
| "But two nights absence, Sir Briseo-
two nights"
"Trust tonne, Melsnie; I shall gee az
ter him. But where can the young
rogue beatding himssli2"
"Ohland him, If possible, SIR Brisco
l love my boy brother sc, that in my
graffEade-"
She paused.
"One who loves IS well as you DO must
re I sturdy lister as well" said ne, amil-
II Know not; I never hated anyone,'
replied Melsnie, gently and truly.
| ssYou hold ny life-my happiness. GER
tsfhIy-iR your hands," said Sir Brisco,
e q low and earnest voice, as he thought
isaf his recent conference with her aunt =;
! but Melspie smiled bitterly, with averred
! face, st the inflated love making Of her
elderly admirer.
think, really, is there no hope for NE
now?" he urged. is
"Why-row?" tbouaht Melsnie; but
Sir Brisco mad Sn idea that there Wa,
zga tnat the deld Ha5 81 but Gear for
MIN. 70 IS
81 do not seek to hurry you. MelsrIe, "
aiQ ne, bending over her; "but itaSsiu go
bard with me to .gIvesup the5h6pes to
which have chung SO rag -.
sSl yT,.Htr N n, m IL
subject, and at such time? Is it. gener-
pardon me, bnt can help you in your
sorrow, and NAY discover this toolish!lit-
e rascal Dick 3ft, will never give up
hope, Mel4pie, Hial 1 seeyou the-the
W fe Of sn9ther.A
Melanie twrung ner Nnds; irritation
now mingled with her Bitter snxiety. she
turned her back for moment, ards thus
gave Sir Brisco an opportunity OF noting
the snowy nape of her neck, and fhinkibg
how long her dark brown hAir Mrsfbe p
oy tAeSRBmber OF coils 81 the back other
shspelvsheadsses. rs
41n be1aeiplesspess, and knowing 70 at
ifaaghS seeriousa had happened TO niek,
Sir Briseo alonesRould befriend aessehe
vas c5npe Lea to hesr more q
L
stunned seneE,iou; End totEily decli1-
IDg his escort, see turned sERg, thIu kir Z
She while hist her homet meter 8 vary
happy one, was broken and dseOlste now,
so she need not hasten thisnSE Yet she
did Sc. in the desperate hope that the
alissing boy might have lreLarned il TIE
.nterim-a hope dashed by old Beth1s,
EsshJ u1t Der on the threshold Win woe
ful shake Of the head.
Noon passed OF; around was dreary
prospect of lesf5ss bTsrches and slsnting
wind blow rains- Was he.-out under all
that, cut alivsor dtaa
Evening again drq4 on. Son the SUD
would set; the western sky Ess growing
crimson, the birds were Ymgipg their
gay 1omewaTd, the sAsdssSsWere falling,
the rising wind shred sFAy the last If
ne IL geTiEg lE"vSs, aGl tie Tsp Oi Jae
river came from, q distance.
j 'STslnwhile, Sir Brisco was sctive, and
-his.klndness M neart apIrt-anXious 10
ein st sgssltast the gratitude Of
Melssie e4!1ea' had the roads secured
and eSle woods searched by
his koeSers; the police stations referred
o; aSs'sll in vain. No trace OF D.c6
couldshe found. Another Gay and night
Ct agony was passed by Melanie, unknown
to whom Sir Brisco had every pool and
mere searched, without discovering that
which certainly he had no wish to find.
The heart Of the poor girl seemed TO
die within her; GBd now the disappear
ence Of Dick compelled Reggie, not un-
willing nov, 70 return to the cottage, as
ne could rot leaye his sister alone in rer
misery.
"A3d now, ere g, Sir Bcisco," said